SISSETON, S.D. (Press Release) – A Rice Lake, WI man has been identified as the person who died late Friday night in a pedestrian-vehicle crash north of Sisseton. A 2007 GMC Yukon was northbound in the driving lane when it hit 46-year-old Cornelius Kirk, Jr., who was walking partially on the roadway and the shoulder… Read more »

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A former western South Dakota lawyer accused in a trust account scheme has pleaded not guilty to 30 counts of wire fraud, ten counts money laundering and one count of bank fraud. Forty-eight-year-old Rena Hymans, of Vale, appeared in federal court Monday. She was indicted last week by a federal… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (Press Release) – The Aberdeen Police Department reported another round of car burglaries Monday Night on its Facebook page. The APD has taken five reports of vehicles being entered and personal items stolen in the following areas: ~ 600 block of N Washington Street ~ 1300 block of N Washington Street ~ 1000… Read more »

ABERDEEN, S.D. (HubCityRadio.com) – Joel Weig is the new Aberdeen Fire Chief. Weig has been with the department for more than two decades. He talked about the changes that will take place in his transition from Battalion Chief to the head of Aberdeen Fire Rescue. Few people ever grow up dreaming about becoming a firefighter,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WNAX) – The U.S. House passed a $25 billion bailout of the U.S. Postal Service in a weekend session. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says that’s not needed. Democrats in the House are concerned that changes made by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy are aimed at slowing down the delivery of ballots by election… Read more »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (KWAT) – South Dakota’s Republican Party has a delegation in Charlotte for the National Republican Party Convention, which began Monday. State Party Chairman Dan Lederman says great measures have been taken to keep people safe and healthy. Lederman says the 10 remaining weeks before Election Day will further serve as a window of… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (KCCR) – The way the National Weather Service issues Red Flag Warnings for extreme fire danger is changing. Fire Weather Program Manager for the National Weather Service office in Aberdeen Travis Tarver says to awkwardly shaped zones will become county-based. The Aberdeen and Sioux Falls offices are making the change within their respective… Read more »

YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) – A legislative task force dealing with the mental health of first responders held its first meeting last week. Committee co-chair, Representative Ryan Cwach of Yankton says they heard many stories of the trauma first responders experience on the job.   Cwach says there is a lack of overall mental health access… Read more »

PIERRE, S.D. (Press Release) – Governor Kristi Noem accepted Commissioner Greg Strommen’s request to resign and sincerely thanked Greg for serving on the South Dakota Commission on Gaming. On August 18, 2020, Governor Noem appointed Bob Goetz to finish out the remainder of the term. Bob was born and raised in the northcentral town of… Read more »

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A Michigan climber who was spotted earlier this month on Mount Rushmore and later slipped down a cliff has been fined $1,500. Court documents show that dispatchers on Aug. 19 reported “a climber being seen on Mt. Rushmore on the top of George Washington’s head” was creating a “hazardous condition”… Read more »